Coin-controlled vending-machine.



J. H. SENGINDIVER. COIN CONTROLLBD VENDING MACHINE. APPLIGATION FILED 1130.3, 1909. RBNBWED Nov. 1, 1910.

978.068. Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

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To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JUDSON H. SENCINDIVER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR T0 Y CABINET VENDING C0. (INC), OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

COIN-CONTROLLED VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

Original application filed September 23, 1909, Serial No. 519,130. Divided and this application filed December 3, 1909, Serial No. 531,129. Renewed November 7, 1910. Serial No. 591,118.

Be it known that I, JUDsoN H. SENCIN- DIvER, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of l/Vashington, 1n the .District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Controlled Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification. j, `This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in coincontrolled vending machines, and it has for its objects among others to provide a simple, yet eilicnet and durable vending machine embodying a coin-controlled locking mechanism for a` drawer or other movable member.

The'present invention is filed as a division of my application Serial No. 519,130, filed September 23, 1909, in which latter no claim is made to the coin mechanism which formsfthe subject-matter of the present application.

gardless of the use to which the latter is to` be put.

The invention has for a further object to provide a construction for the above purpose `which' shall embody few parts, those cheap of manufacture and readily assembled and yet reliable in their action and not liable to become deranged or injured in any way.

It has for a further object to provide simple and eilicient means controlled by the movement of the drawer or other movable object for closing the entrance to the coin `chute when the drawer is open, the same `being moved back yto its normal position as fthe drawer is closed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a top plan with the cover removed and parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a vertical section from front to rear on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4c is a section on the line 1.--4: of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail with parts in elevation. Fig. 6 is a detail in top plan showing the coin slot. Fig. 7 is a bottom plan of the parts seen in Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a perspective etail of the coin chute and the cooperating pivoted part.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a suitable case or inclosure within which is mounted to slide a drawer or the like 2 provided with a suitable knob or the like 3 by which it may be manipulated. This drawer, as shown, is mounted for movement upon suitable guides 'l of any suitable character, there being a space or chamber 5 below the bottom of the drawer forthe reception of the parts beneath the drawer and which will soon be described.

In the drawer 2 is shown a directory 6 to which many persons desire to have access. It is evident, however, that the mechanism soon to be described is in no wise coniined in its use to a city directory, the drawer or receptacle being, adapted for containing any article or articles which it may be desired to keep from ready access by the customers of a store or any other persons.

The drawer is designed to be kept normally in its closed psition by suitable means, as, for instance, springs 7, seen best in Fig. 1, and also in Fig. 4, being att-ached at one end, as at 8, to the inner wall of the rear part of the case 1 and at their forward ends, as at 9, to some suitable means upon the under side of the drawer. lVhen the drawer is opened, it is held in such position by the hand of the operator or other means,

. This chute, with its passageway, is, in the-l it being designed that as soon as the person using the directory is through with the same, the springs will throw the drawer to its closed position and the drawer will be automatically locked.

The drawer is provided upon its under face with a bar y10 secured thereto in any suitable manner and provided at its rear end with a plurality of teeth 11.

Upon a side 12 of the drawer adjacent to the compartment 13, within which the operating parts are disposed, is secured in any suitable manner a coin chute 14, the entrance 15 to which is at a point substantially flush with the upper edge of the drawer, as seen best in Fig. 8. This chute extends vertically for a greater portion of its distance, its lower end being curved outwardly, as seen at 16, away from the wall or side 12 of the drawer to which it is attached. Upon the lower end of the chute, extending from the under side thereof, is a lip or ledge 17, the object of which will soon be made apparent..

present instance, designed to receive a penny or one cent but it is evident that the machine may be designed for operation by coins of different values and sizes if desired.

The top or cover 18 of the case, which is held lixedly in position, is provided with a coin slot 19 around which is preferably an escutcheon or protecting plate 20, as seen clearly in Figs. 5 and 6, which latter is provided with an opening or slot 21 coincident with thecoin passage 19in the cover or top of the apparatus.

22 is a bracket or hanger depending from the under side of the cover and extending therefrom in a direction inclined upwardly from the rear to the front is a rigid bar 23, which may be of any suitable conliguration in cross section and seen best in Fig. 3.

24 is a rock shaft mounted in suitable bearings 25 secured to the bottom of the case within the compartment 5, as seen clearly in Figs. 1 and 2. At its inner end, it is provided with the crank arm 26, the free end of which works in an elongated slot 27 in the pawl 28 having a pointed end 29 for cooperation with the teeth 11 of the bar '10, seen clearly in Fig. 4. This pawl is pivotally mounted upon a shaft or pin 30 supported in suitable uprights 31 rising from the bottom 32 of the case. This crank 26 is designed to travel the whole length of the slot, being limited in its movement by the end walls of the latter. Suitable means, as c ollars 33, on the shaft 24 and provided with set screws 34, serve to hold the rock shaft in position and hold it against undue movements. i

35 is a guide member extending from front to rear of the device within the compartment 13, being secured to the front and iear walls in any suitable manner. This guide member may assume any desired shape in cross section. lt sei-ves as a guide for the carriage 36, seen clearly in Figs. 1, 2 and This carriage is mounted for longitudinal movement upon said guide member and has rising therefrom a slotted member 37 in the slot of which is designed to move an arm38 pivotally mounted at 39 in suitable uprights 40 on the carriage. The free end of this arm 38 carries the member 41 which is provided with a slot 42 in its upper surface. The dimension of this slot from the outer end 43 to the inner end thereof formed by the'pin 44 or the like is less than the diameter of a one cent piece, or of the coin to be employed, for a purpose which will soon be evident.

Fast upon the end of the rock shaft 24, wit-hin the compartment 13, is a curved arm 45, the other end of which is connected by link 4G with the standard 47 rising from the carriage 36 and which may be a continua-l tion of the slotted member 37, if desired.

48 is a spring connected at one end, as at 49,A to the curved member between its ends and at the other end to some fixed point, as shown at 50, on the bottom of the case.

A sleeve or the like 51 on the inner end of the guide member 35, against which engages a collar 52 provided with a set screw 53, serves to limit the inward movementof the carriage.

54 is a sliding plate mounted to travel in suitable guides 55 upon the under side of the cover, springs 56 being provided, connected at one end to said slide and at the other end to some fixed member, as 57, upon the under side of the cover of the apparatus.

1With the parts constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore described, Vthe operation, briefly stated, is as follows. Normally the drawer is in its closed position and is locked againstwithdrawal by the engagement of the po-inted Vend 29 of the pawl 28 with the teeth 11 of the bar 10 upon the under side of the drawer. The drawer cannot be opened until after a coin has been introduced. Then the drawer is closed, the sliding plate 54, is, by reason of the engagement therewith of the coin tube 14, pushed back, so as to leave unobstructed the openings or passages 21 and 19 to the passage 15 of the coin tube or chute. l/Vhen it is desired to get access to the directory or other contents of the drawer, the coin is dropped through the passages 21 and 19 into the coin'chute, whereupon the coin falls down through the vertical portion of the chute and into the horizontal portion thereof and partially into the slotted member 41 carried by the arm 38, as indicated by dotted lines` at 58 in Fig. 2, being at this time supported upon the lip or flange 17 of the curved member 16 of the chute. In this position, the members 41 and 16 are locked together and, as soon as the drawer is pulled open, the drawer and the Y p ward, the member 41, riding upon the upper carriage are given a movement toward the front, the carriage moving upon its guide 35, and, as soon as the carriage begins its movement, the rock shaft is turned by reason of its connection with'the carriage through the curved arm 45 and link 46, thus throwing the pawl 28 downward sufficiently to disengage it from the teeth 11 of the bar 10, so that there is nothing to prevent the opening of the drawer. As the drawer is moved forinclined face of the member 28, is gradually lifted, until the arts assume t-he position shown by dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 8 and full lines in Fig. 8, when the coin drops into the bottom of the receptacle 13. The carriage is then released and is returned to its normal position by means of the spring 48, carrying with it its attached parts and returning the rock shaft 30 to its normal position and throwing the pawl 28 into its elevated position, that shown by full lines in Fig. 4, ready to automatically lock the drawer when the latter is returned to its normal position after the party is through using the directory. As the parts return to their normal position, the member 41 drops and is again in position in alinement with the lower curved end of the coin chute, in which position the parts are shown in Fig. 1 and by full lines in Fig. 2.

As the drawer is pulled forward, the coin chute 14 is moved away from its engagement with the sliding plate 54, when the springs 56 project said plate under the coin passage 19 in the top 18 so that no coin can be introduced into the coin tube. When the drawer is closed, the coin tube comes in contact with the front end of the sliding plate 54, as seen in Fig. 7, pushing the same back against the tension of its springs 56 and the coin tube comes to rest with its slot in vertical alinement with the coin passages 21 and 19, as indicated clearly in Fig. 5.

From the above, it will be seen that I have devised a simple, cheaply constructed, yet efficient, durable and reliable device for the purposes for which it is designed, and, while the structural embodiment of the invention as hereinbefore disclosed, is what I at the present time consider preferable, it is evident that the ,same is subject to changes, variations, and modications in details, proportion of parts etc., without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. I, therefore, do not intend to restrict myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts hereinbefore set forth, but reserve the right to make such changes, variatlons and modications as come properly wit-hin the scope of the protection prayed.

- p What is claimed as new is 1. In a device of the character stated, a movable member, locking means therefor,

and coin-controlled means movable with said member for actuating said locking 1neans, a portionfof said coin-controlled means being bodily movable with relation to the other portion.

2. In a device of the character stated, locking means, a slidably mounted carriage, cooperating coin-controlled means movable with said carriage, and connections between said locking means and one portion of the coin-controlled means.

3. In a device of the character stated, a movable member, locking means therefor, a slidably mounted carriage, a guide therefor, and cooperating coin-controlled means carried by the carriage for controlling the locking means.

4. In a device of the character stated, a movable member, locking means therefor, a rock sh aft connected with a member thereof, and coin-controlled means movable with said movable member for actuating said rock shaft.

5. In a device of thev character stated, a movable member, a locking means therefor, a slidable carriage movable parallel with said member, connections between said carriage and locking means, and coin controlled means carried in part by said carriage.

6. In a device of the character stated, a movable member, a locking means therefor, a multiple-member coin-controlled mechanism connected therewith, and an inclined member coperating with one portion of said mechanism.

7. In a device of the character stated, a movable member, a locking device therefor, a slidable carriage movable parallel with said member, connections between the same and the locking means, a two-part coin-controlled means, and an inclined member for engagement with one part of said coin-controlled means.

8. In a device of the. character stated, a movable member, a locking device therefor, a slidable carriage independent of said member, connections between the carriage and the locking means, a two-part coin-controlled means, and an inclined member for engagement with one part of said coin-controlled means, and a spring for returning said carriage to its normal position.

9. In a device of the character stated,lock ing means, a movably mounted coin tube, a carriage, a coperating coin-holding device movable with the carriage, and a connection between the carriage and the locking means.

10. In a device of the character stated, locking means, a movably mounted coin tube, a carriage, a coperating coin-holding device movable with the carriage, a connection between the carriage and the locking means, and an inclined member coperating with a portion'of the coin-controlled means.

1l. In a device of the character stated,

looking means, coin-controlled means embodying a coin chute and bodily movable means in the pat-h of and actuated by said coin chute for closing the entrance to the coin chute.

12. In a device of the character stated, locking means, coincontrolled means embodying a coin chute,y a bodily movable means in the path of and actuated by said coin chute for closing the ent-ranceV to the coin chute, and a spring acting an said closing means to move the same in one direction.y

13. In a device of the character stated,`

locking means, coin-controlled means embodying a coin chute, bodily movable means inthe path of and actuated by said coin chute for closing the entrance to the coin chute, and a springacting on said closing means yto move the samerin one direction, said closing means being movable in the other direction by the coin chute.

14. In a device of the character stated, la movably mounted coin chute having a horizontal portion With a lip upon its under side, a locking device, and a member operatively connected With said locking device and cooperating With said chute and lip.`

15. In a device of the character stated, ka movably mounted coin chute having` a horizontal portion With a lip upon its under side, a locking device, and a member operatively connected with sa-id locking device and cooperating With said chute and lip and having a coin-receiving slot.

16. In -a device of the character stated, a

locking means, a slidingly mounted carriage, connections between the carriage and one member of the locking means, a spring for returning the carria-ge to itsv normal position, cooperating coin-devices, a portion of Which is movable With said carriage, and an inclined bar with Which said coin portion on the carriage engages and by which it is moved vertically. A

Signed by me at Washington, D. C., this 3rd day of December 1909. 1

JUDSON H. SENCINDIVER.

Witnesses:

JOHN SCRIVTENER, E. H. BOND. 

